Saturday, July 24, 2010

Nazareth's Horan places second at national freestyle wrestling tournament

FROM THE MORNING CALL

Nazareth senior Zach Horan placed second Saturday at the USA Wrestling Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, N.D.

Horan, a three-time runner-up at the PIAA state tournament, fell in the Junior 125-pound division to Eddie Klimara of Illinois. Horan won the first period 2-0, but Klimara took the title by winning the next two periods 3-1 and 2-0.

The medal was Horan's fifth at the Fargo Nationals. In 2008, Horan won a Cadet freestyle national title and placed fourth in the Greco-Roman competition. Last year, Horan was second in Cadet freestyle and fourth in Greco-Roman.

In the women's freestyle competition, Pleasant Valley's Samantha Klingel and Kasey Kruczek of Easton earned all-America status. Klingel placed seventh at 109 pounds, and Kruczek placed seventh at 139

http://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-wrestle-20100724,0,1871564.story

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